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Natural <br /> Resources <br /> Consulting June 23, 1998 <br /> 5801 Cottage Grove Road <br /> Madison,Wisconsin 53718 <br /> Phone:608-222-1416 Mr. Mark Sponem, '.E. <br /> Fax:608-222-7054 5614 Woodglen Trai <br /> storlid @chorus.net Madison, Wisconsin 53531 <br /> RE: Response to 'lanning and Development Comments, Door Creek Golf <br /> Course Exp. sion,Town of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin <br /> Dear Mark: <br /> I have completed my review of the Dane County Planning and Development <br /> comments included ' the Environmental Features section of the staff report <br /> for the above-referen ed project. I have presented preliminary responses to <br /> these comments belo . The response is organized into three main sections— <br /> Unnamed Navigable.tream, Wetlands, and Soils. <br /> Unnamed Navi t able .tream <br /> For clarification,the i 'butaries that exist on the Bradt site are not likely to ever <br /> have supported a w. -water or cold-water sport fishery. Although they may <br /> certainly be capable u f supporting a warm-water forage fishery currently or in <br /> the future. In additio i it appears that at least portions of these streams were <br /> ,so historically created b dredging to drain wetlands on the site and on adjacent <br /> ti VA 3 <br /> sites for agricultural se. <br /> The staff comment r:.orts includes a brief listing of the problems within the <br /> Lower Rock River .tershed. These problems include habitat loss, <br /> 14`-. 4 = sedimentation, and -rural and hydraulic flow impacts, caused by non-point <br /> source pollution,we and drainage, and shoreline erosion. The Bradt's project, <br /> therefore, could have beneficial impacts to the tributaries and the downstream <br /> , watershed,by: <br /> Wiate`be ✓ Discontinuance 41 annual plowing on 73 acres of farmland that lies along <br /> the unnamed stre; s. According to your Universal Soil Loss and runoff <br /> calculations,this ill significantly reduce erosion/sedimentation and <br /> stormwater runo from the site. <br /> ✓ Maintaining 27 . es of moderately sloped former agricultural field in <br /> permanent grass 'over. <br /> • The planting of L . s buffer strips up to 50 feet wide along the entire <br /> length of the unn ed streams. <br /> ✓ Stabilization thro gh regrading and seeding of sections of the streambank <br /> on the property. <br /> Specializ ig in wetland,biological,and environmental permitting services. <br /> NRCA member of The Wisconsin Design Network <br /> C <br />